1920s Consumerism
The increased availability of goods and advertising led to this economic trend, where Americans purchased more than ever before.
What is consumerism?
This invention revolutionized transportation, led to the growth of suburbs, and increased American mobility.
What is the automobile?
This Constitutional amendment, passed in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This term describes the movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities for jobs and better opportunities.
What is the Great Migration?
This amendment, passed in 1919, prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the U.S.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This manufacturing innovation, used by Henry Ford, allowed for mass production of goods at a lower cost.
What is the assembly line?
The automobile industry created demand for these industries, which supported car manufacturing.
What are steel, rubber, glass, and oil industries?
During the 1920s, women entered these traditionally male-dominated careers, such as law, medicine, and business.
What are professional careers?
This cultural and artistic explosion in the 1920s celebrated African American heritage, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The 21st Amendment, passed in 1933, did this to Prohibition.
What is repeal it?
As manufacturing became more efficient, this happened to the price of goods, making them more accessible to average Americans.
What is a decrease in price?
With the rise of the automobile, American cities expanded outward, leading to the development of these residential areas outside the city.
What are suburbs?
This term describes young women of the 1920s who rejected traditional roles by wearing short skirts, cutting their hair, and embracing independence.
What is a flapper?
This style of music, rooted in African American culture, became widely popular in the 1920s and defined the era.
What is jazz?
People who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition were called this.
Who are bootleggers?
This industry grew rapidly in the 1920s, using persuasive techniques and psychology to encourage people to buy more products.
What is advertising?
With better roads and automobiles, Americans could now travel to these locations for vacations and leisure.
What are beaches, national parks, and amusement parks?
Flappers were considered rebellious because they rejected these social norms of previous generations.
What are modest dress, strict behavior, and traditional gender roles?
Harlem Renaissance literature often focused on these themes, highlighting racial identity and social struggles.
What are racial pride, civil rights, and African American heritage?
Secret bars and nightclubs that illegally sold alcohol during Prohibition were known as this.
What are speakeasies?
This new payment method allowed Americans to buy expensive goods and pay for them over time.
What is installment buying?
This entrepreneur revolutionized the automobile industry by making cars affordable for the average American.
Who is Henry Ford?
Women in the 1920s experienced more independence in the workforce and political sphere, partly due to their contributions during this war.
What is World War I?
This famous poem by Langston Hughes expressed African American pride and a hope for equality in America.
What is "I, Too"?
Prohibition led to a rise in crime as these criminal organizations took control of illegal alcohol distribution.
What is organized crime?